Comments on: SQL SERVER – Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/04/24/sql-server-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-profiler/ Personal Notes of Pinal Dave Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Imran Mohammed http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/04/24/sql-server-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-profiler/#comment-60531 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:59:00 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=4524#comment-60531 @Singh,

SQL Server Profiler is installed when you install SQL Server Client tools. It is only available with following Editions of SQL Server 2008.
1. Enterprise Edition.
2. Standard Edition
3. Work Group Edition
4. Developer Edition
5. Web Edition

Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx
Check under Development Tools Section.

Meaning SQL Server Profiler is not available in SQL Server Express edition.

But there are few free open source software that acts as Sql server profile, they are free to download and use, But I do not know how secure they are, I have not used them.

So check your edition, which edition of SQL Server have you installed.

** Script to check your SQL Server Edition **
Select Serverproperty (‘edition’) SQLServerEdition

~ IM.

]]> By: singh http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/04/24/sql-server-introduction-to-sql-server-2008-profiler/#comment-60514 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:42:30 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=4524#comment-60514 but i still wonder where to download ‘sql profiler 2008′ as it does not come with standard package…….

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